HBV Activities
CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases funds 64 U.S. jurisdictions to reduce vertical transmission of hepatitis B virus infection by identification of pregnant women with hepatitis B and case-management of infants for:
- timely postexposure prophylaxis
- hepatitis B vaccine birth dose
- hepatitis B vaccine series completion
- postvaccination serologic testing
Perinatal Hepatitis B Resources for Health Care Providers
Page last reviewed: August 11, 2022
Content source: National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention